Warren McDonald (RAAF officer)
Warren McDonald | |
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| Born | 4 February 1963 Officer of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross |
AO, CSC (born 4 February 1963) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He joined the RAAF as a 15-year-old apprentice and, in 1989, underwent pilot training. A series of squadron and staff postings in Australia, Canada and Malaysia followed, before he was appointed to command No. 11 Squadron (2007–09), No. 92 Wing (2009–11) and Air Mobility Group (2013–15). He was Deputy Chief of Air Force from July 2015 to May 2017 and the inaugural Chief of Joint Capabilities
from July 2017 to November 2020.
Early and personal life
Warren George McDonald was born in Hay, New South Wales, on 4 February 1963 to George and Shirley McDonald. At 15, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force as an apprentice motor transport fitter.[1][2]
RAAF career
After ten years as an enlisted
RMAF Butterworth in Malaysia.[2]
McDonald attended the
War in Afghanistan.[2]
McDonald was promoted
three-star rank "was a reflection of the importance the position held in Defence", particularly since the chief is "the capability manager for the fifth domain of war—information warfare".[7]
In the
Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of his "distinguished service in responsible positions as Deputy Chief of Air Force and Chief of Joint Capabilities."[8] He was succeeded as Chief of Joint Capabilities by Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead in November 2020.[9]
Notes
- ^ a b "Air Vice Marshal Warren McDonald". Who's Who in Australia Online. ConnectWeb. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Deputy Chief of Air Force: Air Vice Marshal Warren McDonald, AM, CSC". Our Leaders. Royal Australian Air Force. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "The Queen's Birthday 2009 Honours" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Member (AM) and Medal (OAM) of the Military Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). The Queen's Birthday 2015 Honours List. Office of the Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Joint Capabilities Group". Department of Defence. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Air Vice-Marshal Warren McDonald Heads New Joint Capabilities Group". SLDinfo.com. Second Line of Defence. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Joint Capabilities Chief elevated to Three-Star". Ministerial media release. Department of Defence Ministers. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours List" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Vice Admiral Jonathan Dallas Mead". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 24 November 2020.